(L-R) US swimmers Matthews Grevers, Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps and Adrian Nathan pose on the podium after winning gold in the men's 4x100 medley relay final during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 4, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINIFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/GettyImages (AFP/Getty Images)

Churchill graduate and Texas Longhorn Jimmy Feigen is a member of the U.S. Olympic swim team. He won a silver medal on the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.

Feigen, 22, is keeping a diary of his Olympic experience for the Express-News (as told to staff writer Lorne Chan):

I've been having trouble remembering which shirt we're supposed to wear each night for the swimming finals. I kept getting it wrong, and I did the same on Saturday. So as Michael Phelps was on the podium and about to accept his last Olympic gold medal as part of the medley relay, he was looking at me and pointing to my shirt while wagging his finger. I thought it was hilarious and felt like I was a tiny piece of the history that was made.

Phelps' record speaks for itself, and it really is the end of an era. We were watching history when he swam. The future of USA swimming is wide open, and we need some people to step up. I'm the youngest male on the team with the exception of the 1,500-meter swimmers. Because of that, with some of these legends retiring, I feel like that responsibility to carry on the legacy will fall to me. I couldn't be prouder or more excited to represent my country at future swimming events.

I just moved out of the Olympic Village into an amazing hotel room overlooking the River Thames and Big Ben. My mom surprised me with the room, and I couldn't be more grateful. I can't wait to party in London with Team USA.

It's really been an awe-inspiring experience living in the village and getting the Olympic treatment. It showed me how good it gets when you get to the top, but it also showed me that I haven't accomplished all that I want to yet.